Combined weighing scale and loud speaker



29, 1933- R. L. RIVAS ET AL 1,924,652

COMBINED WEIGH'ING SCALE AND LOUD SPEAKER Filed Dec. 13, 1930 s Sheets-Sheet 1 lllllllllllll lan IO 6x22612106 %.,4- l-z'mia'o Irfiwrzz a.

29, 1933- R. L. RIVAS ET AL 1,924,652

COMBINED WBIGHING SCALE AND LOUD SPEAKER Filed Dec. '13, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ummnu' Mio may v n Aug. 29, 1933. 'R. RIVAS ET AL COMBINED .WEIGHING SCALE AND LOUD SPEAKER Filed Dec. l3, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 arm . Patented Aug. 29 ,.1933

IITCOMBINE wnramivesoam i v f Raul Banana Emilio matte-inns 7 Aires, Argentina, assignors Juan Bos'sart,

. B QHQ 'AiIes, Argentinaf 'j Application December 13,1930,

T invention relates-in "general to weighing machines having accoustical mechanism assoan'aiito'maticallv operated control mechanism for a controlling the operation of theacoustical-appa- 1 i.

hereinafter "set forth and claimed, with the undepartingfrom the spirit and'scope of the appended claims. 7 j I In carrying out the present invention means are providedfor causing an acoustical apparatus to be placed in'operation when a1 person or" body causes the weighing platform to ,be depressed; if The acoustical apparatus is effective for announccarrying turntab1e"construct d in gckglidapche 140 w th present invention; 1 I

.2 is a plan ig.1; g Fig. '3 is a top view of the acoustical mecha' F nism; h 1? 1 Fig. 415 aside elevationalview of the acoust cal me ni .1 i i Fig. 5' is a 'detail fragmentary record carrying'turntablef I Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig.5 showing-the circuit controlling cam carried by the turntable in a position to break an electrical circuit. Fig. '7 is a' detail view-of onef'of ihe control mechanisms. i'"

Fig. 8 is another view'of the mechanism shownv qinFigy T View, of the de vice shown in associated with'the acoustical apparatus. in

mg machine constructed in With these and other objects in view which may heincident to our improvementsQthe invention consists inthe parts and combinations to be derstanding "mamne several necessary elements; 1- Fig. 16is another view of the modified form of comprising ourinvention may be ivaried'in-con 1 struction," proportions and arrangement, without ing the weight or for advertising; while theplat lemon is1 i the constructionjgoti the view of the f Fi 9 isa'planview'of theturntaole 'Fig. 10 is a side elevational view or the turn tableshow'n in Fig.1).

/ Fig." 111 is a plan view of another turntable Fig.;12 is a side elevationalview offthe turntable'shown i'niFigQlll 7 'Figu 13 is-a frontelevational view of a weigh- I accordancewith fthe Y present! invention. K

"*Figil'l'i's' a detailed iew showingtthe driving. 1"- v connectionsbetwecn the electric motor and the record operating shaft.-

' +111 Figs. 13-and '14 of the drawingsshowri afw a weighing machine constructed flin accordance with thepresent-invention. Thisma'chine com-H 1 prises the usual platform and; indicating mechanism; It differs, however,1 iromordinary weighing' machines in the provision ot thei casing l in which ispositioned the sound reproducing means.-

In addition, a speaker- 2:"isprovided by means of which sound can be produced.- The speaker may beprovided with a protective wine screen gl =f positioned onthe"mouth-oifthe butletfi thereof, l 1

so as 1 to prevent foreign rnateria1 being, introv 'ducedinto' thespeaker. g iririgs-isjmidtir :1; I the-speaker has beenj'shownpositioned directly,

above the weight. indicatingidial, neverthelessiit' will be appreciated that other positions o j I sp aker may be selectedm' 'Since :the principal" object or t e pris in reproducing mechanism, the: detailed.-'showing of this mechanism is clearly illustrated in Figs:

.3 anda; In Fig. 4' it will be noted thatian electric motor 5 is fastened onto the base 6 ofQthasound- 1 reproducing'unitl The electric motor has awor'm,

'7 fixed to itsfshaft' which wormengage'sf'the' {00 gear 8 which ismounted on a vertically pqisitioned' shaft. The ratio Jbetweenthewwomr 7 and the gear 8: is so adjusted that I the I speed of 'rotationof' the shaft on whichigear '8 is mounted will be limited to approximatelyssixteen revolu-h fli tionsper minute. f The shaftonwhich the gear '8 is mounted'extends upwardly through the top plate'of reproducin'gunit 'and has a plate-or,

disk"9 fixed thereon. 3 The plate or disk9 does. 1.

not 'supportthe "sound-reproducing record, but 1, U

Hisaside elevational-viewof the machine showninFig. 13.

is provided solely for the purpose ottransmitting rotary motion to the turntable whichisloosely and freely rotatably mounted upon the axis or shaft extending through the plate 9. 'Iheturntable 11 upon' which the sound-reproducing record is adapted to be placedhas rotary 'motion transmitted thereto by means of an element. 12;,

mounted on the under side thereof adjacent its 7 outer periphery. As clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 12, the plate 9 is provided with. diametrically positioned pins 10. These pins, upon'rotation of the plate 9, engage the cross-like element 12 m cause the turntable ll to'r-o'tate' therewith. I

In" accordance with the 5 present; invention} it is desired to: have the turntable stop after. making a single" revolution. 'The connection between v the plate 9 and the turntable'll is so constructed as to disconnect'the plate 9' from the turntable ll'afterthe' samehas completed a single revo-I lution. =As. clearly shown in.Figs..,-7 and 8 of 'the jdrawings 'the member 12"} consists of a shaft f pivotally mounted in the lower portion: ofthe I 'on' theilower portion of the turntablelladapted to cooperate with the memberlZ .toprevent rotation ofthe member, 12 unless a predetermined force is applied.

turntable 11', adjacent its outer periphery. The

member :12 consists of a four-bladed gear'or star wheelwhich is freely.rotatable; -upon its supporting shaft. -In order to 'carry'out the purpose of the .presentinvention, means are provided In,operation,,one,of the'pins carried by plate.9.will engage one of the: blades ,of the member 12 as shown in Figs}? and 8 ,Upon the pin 10 engaging oneofthe blades-of; the memb er 12,

the turntable 11 'willbe caused, to-rotate with the e plateu9. due;- to the: inability. ofwthe member 12 torotate upon its supportingshaft. However,

one ofthe other blades ofthegmemberl2 engages I the elements of. the member 15; Any f urther tendency. of the pin lovcarriedby the plate 9 to 7 ,causetheturntable 11 to. rotate rwill palso produce -a' couple'with-the stop-15 causingthe element; 12

to rotate ecounterj cloclgwiseu as; shown in Fig. 8.: I rotating co unter clockwise 90, the: blade .moved out-.ofi position and the pin -may freely passbythe member-12; The plate9 will, of

'jcourse, continuegtoprotate and the turntable 11 iwillabe substantially stationary. 1When the other ;-pin; 10i's;moved around tolaposition whereby, it

jengag'esgianotherblade of jtheelement 12 it will cause the turntable; 1 1- to move I through jonecom spletel:revolutionmntil the; blade of the member 5:12,. again engages the stop element 15. Upon-engagement with the .stop elem ent ;15 the element 12 i will .bezrotated counter; clockwise and 7 pin loiwill be; free from engagement with' the ele nectingdevice described I of ticular advanta n c n t on wit the present.

"invention;- for effecting intermittent starting and stopping-10f the sound-reproducing mechanism.

vWhen-the:platforrn of the weighing machine is at approximately sixteen revolutions'per 7 minute.

Now; if the p atform ..of the a scale or. weighing -machine is allowedyto return to,-its;-nor;ma1.

' sition, the. electrical 'circuit w'ould be broken the same position after a complete revolution. v

and-the motor 5 would, of course, be-stopped. In order to avoid this taking place, meansare provided which are afiected after partial rotation of the turntable 11' for maintaining the electrical circuit completed until thelturntable has. made one complete revolution.- -In order to produce this result, a cam surface 18 is formed onthe outer periphery of the turntable jacent, the turntable 11 and has a roller adapt position show'n in Fig. 6 and the contact points '17, one of which' is-mounted on the free end of arm 16, will be separated. When. however, the

cam -13.is inpositi'onfout of contact with the is pivotally mounted ad- .85 'fe'dto engage with the cam 18. When the cam 18'" and theroller carried by the rocker arm 16 are: infengagement, the armwill be in the roller on the endof arm. 16, an electrical c on-'v nectionwill be I established through the. contact pointsl'h Thus, when the turntablef is inthe position shown in Fig. 6, the electrical circuit can be completed enlybydepression of thev platform of the weighingmachine." JIf the'platform is, depressed long enoughito permit the 1 turntable to 1 rotate to f a; position whereby the cam 18 will be out of contact Withthejoller on 'the-en d of arm 16, an electrical circuitwill.

be established between, V the points'jl'? and; the

motor .5 -willfcontinue to operate "regardless of I whether or not the platform 'of the weighing .}machine, is depressed 'Now, if the platform would be allowed '.to return; to its I nermal v posi tion after the c cntact 'points 17 engaged each other the motor v 5 would continue tooperate until the cam .18 reached the position shown in Kin 6., At this point; the'circuitwould 'bebroken andthe operationof the devicewould cease. I 1;I n orderto placethe sound-reprcducing mechanism in operation, it. is only necessary to corn- .plete aneleotrical circuit'to the motorfi. j-This will] start .theiplate 9 rotating. 'jIf so happens that the pin 10 andelement 12 areinthe posi j cause thesame to imove .theflturntable .11: about its axis until the stop '15 engagesjone lot the tion shown in-Eig. 8,then the pin will engage I I one of the b lades ofthe element 12 and will bladesof the element, 12.1 ,In this 'i ns'tanceQthe pin 10 and the e'lement"15wil-l causeljotation free fof the element 12. gThfpin 10"will', of

of the element l2lto permit thepin 10' to *move course continue torotate, whilethe'jturntable f .ll remains stationary. After the pinll'lo has movedthroug'h approximately 180; the diametri a -m ithn d pin 10.;will. engage on of t e 0 bladesg-ofltheelement;12' and ;-wi ll cause the turntable 1 1 to move through substantially 360",

Aftenmoving through 3.60, the stop 15Twillengage. .one of the bladesjof the; element 12, and

the latter will be rotated'90 to, free ,pin loarid thereby; disconnect the turntable 11 'fromlplat'e .9. Simultaneously or in la synchronizedf-rela tion-with the operation of the element .12] to I I stop turntablell', the cam 18 will contactwith the roller carried-by arm 16 .to break. the elec trical connection between the contactpoint's 171 Thus; the; turntable; 1.1 will; be 'mechanically stopped and the mmr w1 1 be electrically stopped... Of course, if, due to momentum, the

Willfielllalll stationary due ,to the'break. in the mechanical connection betweenthe plate 9v and the turntable. 11. W th. an appara u ca b .01. erating} above described, the turntable can bestopped at motorii continues "to 'rotategthe ,turntable 11 tors during starting 'and stopping, of: the. turn-,- tables. As will'be easily seen, this will result in 10 The object ot'starting iand step in -the mm.

table with such exactitude is necessaryl on .ac count of the nature of the,soundreproductiom s. nt p ated, t (,PhODQEQPhiQdiSK 1 t us a, o e advertising ph a es;

circular line' of the disk. portion of each line is silent to provide,;for slight ,safetyfaca record having a silent portion atthe same angular position of the recordin other words, a silent sector- -Withthe applicantsfiapparae 'tus, stepping of a person on the platform;of

the scale will immediately set. into motion the" apparatus for completing an advertising phrase onthe record. If the personstepspfi, the reccrd q n st r dl fth dve t m r msum til itis completed, after which 'it will ,stop at its silent sector. In another aspectQthe record can .be ,so made thatfit will have several silent sectors, the turntable being stopped at one of these sectors'and at no other, point. .ILa personj remains on the platform, the, turntablefcontinues in operation so that the f advertising phrases,

- record with respect tolthe turntable so that the silent sector is in agreement with;thefcani 18 so that it starts and stops at thejdesjired p05 's'ition." a

' To make the operation entirely automatic, that is, to provide for automatically transferring the needleand sound-box 1 4"'o f thereproducing de- Vice from the end ol' the recordfto the beginning of the record, the applicants have provided an automatic transfer device'20, which has a spiral shape; When" the 'a'rm carrying the sound-box approaches the end of'the record, it is caught on the lower and innerend of the spiral member so that it rides along the top ofthe spiral. The I last and outer portion 22-of the spiraliis spring pivoted, so,that as the arm carryingthe soundbox slidesalong this position, its weight will swing the portion 22 about its pivot and gently.

deposit the sound-box in the first groove of the phonograph record; This operation is entirely automatic, so that no attention or adjustment is needed; a

3 As a mOdification-of'the present invention, a

anism mayfbe employed instead of the diskrecord and mechanical reproduction hereinbefore described. 'Figs. 15 to 1'7 show this modified form of the invention. In this form of the invention,

the same means is provided for controlling the starting and-"stopping ofthe sound-producing mechanism. The difierenceconsists in the substitution of bevel gear '26 for the turntablell of the apparatus described above; Turntable 26 is provided with the element 12, byj'means'ot which motion from plate 9' is transmitted to gear 26. Gear 26 meshes with beveled gear 27 which in turn, is fixed on a shaft carrying-a film sprocket 28 and a pulley 29. A belt 30 transmits motion from. pulley 29 to another pulley mounted on a shaft carrying a second film sprocket 28. "Film drums 33 are synchronized-by means of a belt 32" on pulleys 31. A source oi light 34 is provided,

which is energized upon the platform of the 's'ary, i It will be .tion of the turntable.

through 'the film will varyr as the film moves and these variations will affect thephoto electric film moving apparatus; 'Thespeed ratio'hetween the gear 26'and thelfilm'is so adjusted that'the film will make one complete revolution for each complete revolution of the 'gear 26; 'Thus, the film 32 in the modifications shown. in Figsi 15 and 16 will be. moved in substantiallythesame manf her as the record 19, which isplaced on the turntable l 1. The variation'in electrical energy will be transmitted into sound by the: electrical v re-' cell and produce variationkin:electricalnehergy passingtherethrough, Asclearlyshown in 15, gear 26 is moved'by'the plate 9. It-wi1la1sobe3 notedthat gear 26 'is directly-connected to, the

producing appar atus' 37" and the speaker; 38.f The operationof this form 'ofthe invention is: so closely related to'that1-hereinbefor e described that a detailed description is notbelievedn ecesa c951 noted that initiation ofJtheoperatiQn p does not necessitate a scale or otheriforce measuring device, but can be effected by. any means whichclosesan electrical circuit. Thatiaopen ingor. shutting of a door or window,"rnovement of a lever. or any other operation whichcanefiect V I closing ofanelectrical circuit can besubstituted -for the weighing operation illustratedgin-the' present application. Similarly} it =maynot be necessaryto require the Weight of the personto actuate the device, but a coin-controlledmecha nism may, complete the circuit.

, Also,,ir 1s'tead of an advertising phrase on each line of, the phonographic record, music or other -sound maybe inscribed.

table 11 may be 'appliedqto-other devices. T

We claim: 1 1. A weighing device including a'sound-record,

means for displacing the record to" reproduce the sound, said means being actuated when thelweighf mg device is operated, and means for reproducing the sound for a predetermined-interval after the p weighing has ceased.

2. The device set forth in clai m 1, includingtigg electrical means for terminating operationofthe sound record irrespective of the length of time v e that the Weighing device is operated. film and photoelectric sound-reproducing mech- 3. The deviceset forth in claim 1, wherein the" meansfor displacingithe record to reproduce the when the weighing means is operated;

a f '0 sound includes an electrical circuit which is closed .4. In an acoustic apparatus, ,a turntable,-afzmotor, contact means for energizing the motor? to :turn the turntable, and a cam on the turntable,

said cam beinggadapted to break the motor con-y tact afterone complete revolutionof the turnl table. I s

5. In an acoustic apparatus, a turntable, af; turn the turntable, and acampn the turntable,. r said cam being adapted to break the motor con-' motor, contact'means for energizing the motor to tact fora. predetermined portion of eachrevolu- 6. In an electrical system for reproducing key.

fi '7. In an electrical system for reproducing sounda'turntable za tkey=for closing-the electrical circuitto-rotatethe'turntable, and a cam surface;

ontheturntable, means cooperating therewith for 5 keeping 'the 'electrical' circuit closed for a:pre de-.

' tion,'a motorinthe electrical circuit, a turntable 7 adapted to be driven-by the motor, said turntable being adapted to rotate a'sound record, a pick-up device forireproducing the sound on the sound record; vautomatic means for transferring .the'

I pick-up device from the end of :the sound record to :the'beginning :of the' sound record, and means foricontinuing actuation'of the motor. for a prede termindintervalcoiztime'not exceeding the time I required for one revolution of the turntable irrespective-of the length of time that the weighing -device isoperat ed. r

H 9. In an acoustic apparatus, means for producducing means, and means for continuingthe actuation vof-t'he producing Ineans'without stopping j afterzthe first actuating means has been rendered "inoperative. 7 I

1 10:.-The device set forth in claimt9; wherein the last-claimed means continues ior a predetermined interval of time. t V

'11. Ina Weighingapparatus, means forpro ducing an'audible efiect when the Weighing device is operated, and means for continuing the audible effect-for a predetermined period of. time after the weighingoperationhas been completed. r

I 12. 'In an acoustic apparatus, a turntable, a cross element pivoted on the turntable; an arm adapted to be driven by a motor,'.and a friction table, a'fixed stop, and friction means mounted on of the, (turntable falls below 7 a predetermined c .7 redet rmin an 1 0s n. ing angaudible eiiect, means for actuating the pro- 7 p 6 gu arp m0 means'positioned above the sound record and acinatically transfer' the pick-up device from the end of the record to the beginning of the record, said transfer device comprising aspirally-shapedcain' .oi iwhicnthe pick-up device is adapted toslide, saidtransfer device vincluding/a pivoted portion;

tip at the end of the/arm and adapted tocontact V I 3 v with the turntable, said'friction tip abutting against: the pivoted cross element to drive: the turntable :whenthe' speed ,of thearm exceeds a predeterminedvalue, p] I v l s '13. Inja sound reproducin'g apparatus; aturntheturntab1e and adapted to contactlwith the fixed stop to stop the turntable when thej'spe'ecl I 14. A sound record including :a portion which .L 7 contains a silent sectors0 positioned as to jstop reproduction at least once during each' complete revolution; 5' I f e 15. In-an acoustic; apparatusfa sound-record, means for displacing the recordto reproduceithe sound, and means for always stoppin'g'the record at'the'same angular'position'at least once "duringeach'rev lution.[fi

16. In an acoustic apparatua'a'soundrecord;

means for'displacing' the recordto reproducethe 1 sound, and means foralvvays stopping the record at least once during each complete revolution atfa 17. Inasound-reproducing apparatus; a sound record, meansfor displacing therecord to reprof duce the sound, a pickup device for converting the vibrations of the sound record into, sound, and

tuated the record displacing means to auto:

near the end of itstravelwhichisadapted to be fpivoted" under" the weight of the ipiclg-up; device to eliminate shock when'thje transfer device'ii's placed onthe soundrecord.

I EMILIO 'IRIBARNEJ .RA LI LOPEZ :RivAs, I 

